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TheStudent Atlasseries combines full-color maps and data sets to introduce students to the importance of the connections between geography and other areas of study such as world politics, environmental issues, and economic development. These thematic atlases will give students a clear picture of the recent agricultural, industrial, demographic, environmental, economic, and political changes in every world region.

John Allen is a wordsmith who is comfortable writing in several diverse styles. He produces precise technical documents, effective advertising copy and poetry. Allen has lived in Nashville, Salt Lake City and Sweden. He is married and has four daughters.

A Note to the Student_iii

What's New in This Edition_v

About the Authors_vi

Acknowledgments_vi

Introduction: How to Read an Atlas_xi

The Contemporary World

World Political Boundaries

World Climate Regions

Vegetation Types

Soil Orders

World Topography

Plate Tectonics

World Ecological Regions

World Natural Hazards

Land Use Patterns of the World

Urbanization

Transportation Patterns

World Population Density

World Religions

World Languages

World External Migrations in Modern Times

States: The Geography of Politics and Political Systems

Political Boundary Types

Political Systems

The Emergence of the State

Organized States and Chiefdoms, A.D. 1500

European Colonialism, 1500ï¿½2000

Federal and Unitary States

Sovereign States: Duration of Independence

The United Nations

United Nations Regions and Sub-Regions

Political Realms: Regional Changes, 1945ï¿½2003

European Boundaries, 1914ï¿½1949

An Age of Bipolarity: The Cold War ca. 1970

Europe: Political Changes, 1989ï¿½2009

The European Union, 2009

The Geopolitical World at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century

Democracy on the Rise

The Middle East: Territorial Changes, 1918ï¿½Present

Africa: Colonialism to Independence

South Africa: Black Homelands and Post-Apartheid Provinces

Asia: Colonialism to Independence, 1930ï¿½2007

Global Distribution of Minority Groups

Linguistic Diversity

International Conflicts in the Postï¿½World War II World

World Refugees: Country of Origin, 2009

World Refugees: Host Country, 2009

Internally Displaced Persons, 2009

Postï¿½Cold War International Alliances

Flashpoints, 2009

International Terrorist Incidents, 2000ï¿½2006

The Political Geography of a Global Religion: The Islamic World

Countries with Nuclear Weapons

Size of Armed Forces

Military Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross National Product

Abuse of Public Trust

The Perception of Corruption

Political and Civil Liberties

Human Rights Abuse

Women's Rights

Capital Punishment

Population, Health, and Human Development

Population Growth Rates

Infant Mortality Rate

Average Life Expectancy at Birth

Population by Age Group

International Migrant Populations

Urban Population

Illiteracy Rates

Primary School Education

The Gender Gap: Inequalities in Education and Employment

The Global Security Threat of Infectious Diseases

Global Scourges: Major Infectious Diseases

Adult Incidence of HIV/AIDS, 2007

Undernourished Populations

The Index of Human Development

Demographic Stress: The Youth Bulge

Demographic Stress: Rapid Urban Growth

Demographic Stress: Competition for Cropland

Demographic Stress: Competition for Fresh Water

Demographic Stress: Death in the Prime of Life

Demographic Stress: Interactions of Demographic Stress Factors

The Global Economy

Membership in the World Trade Organization

Regional Trade Organizations

Relative Wealth of Nations: Purchasing Power Parity

Inequality of Income and Consumption

The World's Poorest

Economic Output Per Sector

Employment by Economic Activity

Unemployment by Economic Activity

Central Government Expenditures Per Capita

The Indebtedness of States

Global Flows of Investment Capital

Inflation Rates

Dependence on Trade

Trade with Neighboring Countries

Aiding Economic Development

The Cost of Consumption, 2008

A Wired World: Internet Users

The Rise of the Personal Computer

Traditional Links: The Telephone

Food and Energy

The Value of Agriculture

Average Daily Per Capita Supply of Calories (Kilocalories)

Food Supply from Marine and Freshwater Systems

Cropland Per Capita: Changes, 1996ï¿½2007

World Pastureland, 2005

Fertilizer Use, 2007

Energy Production Per Capita

Energy Consumption Per Capita

Energy Dependency

Flows of Oil

Environmental Conditions

Deforestation and Desertification

Forest Loss and Gain, 1990ï¿½2005

Soil Degradation

Global Air Pollution: Sources and Wind Currents

The Acid Deposition Problem: Air, Water, Soil

Pollution of the Oceans

Water Resources: Availability of Renewable Water Per Capita

Water Resources: Annual Withdrawal Per Capita

Water Stress: Shortage, Abundance, and Population Density

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Potential Global Temperature Change

The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Animal Species

The Loss of Biodiversity: Globally Threatened Plant Species

Global Hotspots of Biodiversity

Degree of Human Disturbance

The Green and Not-So-Green World

Regions of the World

North America: Physical Features

North America: Political Divisions

North American Land Use

South America: Physical Features

South America: Political Divisions

South American Land Use

Europe: Physical Features

Europe: Political Divisions

European Land Use

Asia: Physical Features

Asia: Political Divisions

Asian Land Use

Africa: Physical Features

Africa: Political Divisions

African Land Use

Australia and Oceania: Physical Features

Australia and Oceania: Political Divisions

Australia and Oceania: Land Use

The World Ocean

The Arctic

Antarctica

Country and Dependency Profiles

Geographic Index

Sources

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